The human rights lawyer was first elected to Parliament in 1997, lost in 2003 and was elected again in 2007.

Imanyara, a former political detained and a seasoned politicians will be squaring it out with incumbent MP Gideon Mwiti, Meru County Secretary Gideon Kimathi, the executive director of Land Development and Governance Institute Mwenda Makathimo, and Mr Moses Nthurima, an official of the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) among others.

In January 2008, Imanyara accused the Kenyan former first lady the late Lucy Kibaki of assault and threatened to sue Kibaki over the alleged incident.

The then first lady was swift to deny the allegations, accusing Imanyara of blackmail after failing to secure the deputy Speaker’s seat during the elections in Parliament.

Rumours had circulated that Imanyara had died after the alleged incident.

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